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Indus. Comm. v. Helriggle

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jul 20, 1933
126 Ohio St. 645 (Ohio 1933)

Opinion

No. 23932

Decided May 81, 1933.

Workmen's compensation — Death from carbon monoxide poisoning, compensable — Sudden and unusual hazard produced in coal mine.

ERROR to the Court of Appeals of Muskingum county.

Mr. John W. Bricker, attorney general, and Mr. R.R. Zurmehly, for plaintiff in error.

Messrs. Graham, Graham, for defendant in error.


It is ordered and adjudged by this court, that the judgment of the said Court of Appeals be, and the same is hereby, affirmed for the reason that in this instance the company produced a sudden and unusual hazard in the mine to which the decedent was subjected in a peculiar degree, thereby causing his death, due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Industrial Commission v. Palmer, ante, 251.

Judgment affirmed.

WEYGANDT, C.J., DAY, ALLEN, STEPHENSON and JONES, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Indus. Comm. v. Helriggle

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jul 20, 1933
126 Ohio St. 645 (Ohio 1933)
Case details for

Indus. Comm. v. Helriggle

Case Details

Full title:INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO v. HELRIGGLE

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Jul 20, 1933

Citations

126 Ohio St. 645 (Ohio 1933)
186 N.E. 711

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